[kellynla]

"With his selection of Sarah Palin, John McCain has not only shaken up this election, he may have helped shape the future of the United States -- and much for the better."

[atc23]

I don't think McCain got the memo. Obama was not supposed to run opposed. The MSM is in full panic because this was supposed to be a coronation, not a contest.

If God is with us, who can be against us?

[period end of story]

...the biggest gamble in presidential history...

Let's hope it pays off: BIG TIME.

[johnthebaptistmoore]

Republicans have no chance of winning in both Houses of Congress? I truly hope that Pat, as well as many others predicting the same thing, are very wrong about this prediction! How about also truly doing all that can be done to successfully make the next Congress, as well as all future Congresses, very conservative from now on?

[dschapin]

Excellent article by Pat. The tide is turning folks.

[Hattie]

My dream. John McCain/Palin win the election. By executive order (ha) he slaps a fairness doctrine on MSNBC, NBC, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox news.......

This morning I turned on Squawk Box for the stock market show and they were playing video of Sarah Palin, talking about her 17 year old pg daughter. Turned it off.

[goldfinch]

The risk John McCain took last Friday is comparable to the 72-year-old ex-fighter pilot knocking back two shots and flying his F-16 under the Golden Gate Bridge.

Just for the record...the F-16 Falcon is an Air Force plane. I think McCain flew an A-4 Skyhawk...

[PGalt]

Very good article by Pat Buchanan. Thanks for posting.

[matthew fuller]

"In choosing Palin, McCain may also have changed the course of history as much as Ike did with his choice of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan did with his choice of George H.W. Bush. For should this ticket win, Palin will eclipse every other Republican as heir apparent to the presidency and will have her own power base among Lifers, Evangelicals, gun folks and conservatives -- wholly independent of President McCain. "

I cannot, in any way, enhance or improve the above statement. Very well done, Senator McCain.

[cherry]

McCain had a great chance even before Sarah.....the polls were very close, Mr. Buchannon.....

but I agree.....SP is a powerful force.....

[Waco]

I was going to sit this one out. Now it looks like I’d have to stand in line all day to vote.

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

"As the Democrats were being rudely stepped on, however, Palin ignited an explosion of enthusiasm among conservatives, Evangelicals, traditional Catholics, gun owners and Right to Lifers not seen in decades.... Indeed, the bristling reaction on the left testifies to Democratic fears that the choice of Palin could indeed be a game-changer in 2008. Liberals howl that Palin has no experience, no qualifications to be president of the United States. But the lady has more executive experience than McCain, Joe Biden and Obama put together. "

Those "bitter" voters in small towns who "cling" to guns and religion? Hillary was supposed to get them when Obama was ridiculing her as "Annie Oakley." She was doing shots with beer chasers to look like one of the boys. But who picks up more, Biden or Palin? Who gets more energized? Did the Dems make a fatal mistake by passing over Hillary for the VP spot?